Synonyms Worksheet
Word tip (Swap test): Think of what the word means. Put each option in its place in a sentence: “The film will begin / start at six.” The synonym keeps the meaning the same. Opposites and unrelated words are not synonyms.
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- 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
- 2.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) rich (c) angry (d) afraid
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
- 5.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) sad (c) thin (d) big
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
- 7.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) river (b) sky (c) house (d) street
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
- 10.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) stop (d) repair
- 11.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) lazy (b) tired (c) proud (d) scared
- 12.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) fat (c) rich (d) thin
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
- 14.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) brave (c) kind (d) sick
- 15.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) rush (c) sing (d) eat
- 16.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) garden (c) road (d) river
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
- 18.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) break (c) laugh (d) repair
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
- 21.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) empty (d) large
- 22.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) busy (c) wealthy (d) poor
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) up – down
- 24.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) loud (c) happy (d) fresh
- 25.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) fast (c) quiet (d) rich
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
- 27.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) break (b) choose (c) laugh (d) fix
- 28.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) unhappy (c) tall (d) quick
- 29.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) travel (c) sleep (d) reply
- 30.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) start (c) shout (d) choose
- 31.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) under
- 32.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) leap (b) crawl (c) sit (d) cry
- 33.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) brave (b) busy (c) shy (d) tall
- 34.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) shout (d) whisper
- 35.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) late (c) empty (d) right
- 36.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) difficult (c) kind (d) wet
- 37.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) smart (b) rude (c) lazy (d) tired
- 38.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) loud (b) hot (c) damp (d) dry
- 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
Answer key
- stone – rock
- afraid
- friend – pal
- cold – chilly
- big
- ill – sick
- street
- begin – start
- mend – repair
- begin
- scared
- thin
- shout – yell
- sick
- rush
- road
- shy – timid
- repair
- quick – fast
- rich – wealthy
- large
- wealthy
- gift – present
- tired
- fast
- scared – afraid
- fix
- unhappy
- reply
- start
- under
- leap
- shy
- shout
- right
- difficult
- smart
- damp
- choose – select
- big – large
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